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Re: 3/4" clear limestone for backfill on a steel wall pool

The isze of the aggregate is fine, not sure about the material. i dont see anything wrong with it though. Only thing is i would not use stone to backfill the entire thing. I would put about 2.5 feet of stone then finish off with some processed gravel. The reason is that the stone will not compact like processed material will. You need a good, compacted base for your pool deck to sit on whether you use concrete or pavers. You cant get good enough compaction with pure stone like you can with gravel.

Re: 3/4" clear limestone for backfill on a steel wall pool

Thanks for the reply.
I believe 3/4 clear crushed limestone goes in at a compaction rate of about 98%. Up here it is what's used under concrete slabs for basements and garages. It also has fantastic drainage properties. I am just a little concerned about the sharp corners denting the steel walls. Don't want to have a pool wall that resembles a golf ball. I could go with pea gravel though.

Re: 3/4" clear limestone for backfill on a steel wall pool

I used that size but it was crushed concrete and was a lot cheaper. I also after compacting it, waterered it down a lot!!!! and got about 6" more compaction. that was 2 years ago and I poured concrete 2 weeks after the back fill and have yet to have a crack. Just make sure that if you are compacting near the poolm that it is full, as a empty pool could distort and cave in, btw we have the same humpback kidney pool.